Index

Gender, Sex, and Sexuality Among Contemporary Youth

ISBN: 978-1-78714-614-3, eISBN: 978-1-78714-613-6

ISSN: 1537-4661

Publication date: 23 November 2017

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(2017), "Index", Gender, Sex, and Sexuality Among Contemporary Youth (Sociological Studies of Children and Youth, Vol. 23), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 241-247. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1537-466120170000023012

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INDEX

Abuse, dating relationships
, 203, 212–213

intimidation
, 213

verbal abuse
, 213

Adolescence
, 202–203

Advocacy

Gay Straight Alliances (GSA)
, 31–32

homeless LGBT adolescents
, 31–34

Advocates for Youth
, 193

African, Caribbean, and Black-Canadian (ACB) women

HIV/AIDS
, 101–102

low self-esteem
, 101

sexual health
, 102

sexual objectification
, 101

STIs
, 101

See also Sex for money, in Canada

African-Americans, sexual debut
, 195

AIDS. See HIV/AIDS

AIS-DSD. See Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome-Differences of Sex Development (AIS-DSD)

Alternate gender beliefs
, 80–84

Ambubachi Mela
, 192

American Medical Association
, 46

Ancient Greece, sexual relationship in
, 187–188

Anderson, D.
, 225

Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome-Differences of Sex Development (AIS-DSD)
, 44

The Animals and the Ark (Kuskin)
, 229

Asians, sexual debut
, 195

Avoidance, religious groups and
, 6–10

Bedobin
, 192

Behavior, sexual debut
, 192–196

data on
, 193

Google search
, 192–193

HIV infection
, 194–195

risky
, 194–195

The Bible
, 228

The Boat of Many Rooms (Lewis)
, 230

Boys Don’t Cry
, 88

Breaking up
, 205

mental health concerns and
, 209

suicidal ideation delaying
, 208–209

types of threats
, 209

See also Dating violence

Brett, Jan
, 230, 231, 233

Broaddus, M.
, 225

Buddhism, menstruation in
, 192

Bullet Ant Initiation
, 190

Burris, M. A.
, 103

Butler, Judith
, 223

Canada, sex for money in
, 97–114

Captain Noah and His Floating Zoo (Flanders)
, 228

Centers for Disease Control

on sexual behavior
, 194–195

Cerebral palsy

identity construction
, 156

sexual intimacy
, 155–156

See also Queer identity formation, intersectionality of disability and

Childhood sexuality
, 188

Children

cultural media and
, 222

gendering process
, 223–224

sexual innocence
, 223

Children’s books/literature

animal-centric
, 225

causal power of
, 225

gender stereotyping in
, 225

race in
, 224–225

See also Noah story

Child sexual abuse
, 193

Christianity
, 188

City Baptist Church
, 13–15

Clark, R. G.
, 225

Classifications, of LGBT adolescents
, 27–28

Clinton, Bill
, 185

Cotsen Children’s Library at Princeton
, 227

Cousins, Lucy
, 231

Cross-cultural coming of age
, 189–192

Cultural media
, 222

Culture wars
, 3

Dating, teens
, 203

independence
, 210–211

inexperience
, 210

Dating violence
, 201–215

consequences of
, 204

manipulation
, 212

perpetrators of
, 204

self-harm and seeking professional help
, 211–212

suicidality
, 204–205

suicide
, 205–206

telling others
, 211

young women’s experiences
, 206

Dennett, Mary Ware
, 188

Disability, queer identity formation and
, 153–174

case study
, 158–173

difficult dialogs
, 163–166

encouraging transformation
, 169–173

family systems theory
, 157–158

literature on
, 155–156

model
, 156–158

nurturing queerness
, 166–169

overview
, 154–155

peer supervision process
, 161–163

queer theory
, 156–157

refuge
, 158–161

Disengagement, religious groups and
, 15–19

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
, 155

Educational attainment, of sexual minorities
, 121–147

analysis
, 132

data and sample
, 127

demographic characteristics
, 130

descriptive and bivariate analyses
, 132, 135

household socioeconomic status
, 130–131

measures
, 127–131

multivariate analysis
, 138–143

overview
, 122–124

results
, 132, 135–143

school geographical characteristics
, 131

sexual orientation/identity
, 127–130, 133t–137t

variation among
, 125–126

Elders, Joycelyn
, 185

Erhrensaft, Diane
, 85

Evangelical Protestants
, 5

churches
, 11

cultural minority status
, 11

disengagement
, 15–19

Grace Church
, 16–19

self-restraint
, 11, 12

See also Religions/religious groups

Experience of homeless LGBT adolescents
, 28–31

Family systems theory
, 157–158

Family transition. See Parents of gender-diverse youth

Ferguson, K. M.
, 33–34, 37

Flanders, Michael
, 228

Forge, N. R.
, 28

Foucault, M.
, 188

Fox, N. S.
, 225

Gay Straight Alliances (GSA)
, 25, 36–37

advocacy and
, 31–32

Gender

alternate beliefs
, 80–84

power of
, 74–75

queer theory
, 156–157

religious groups and
, 1–19

social life
, 69–72

stereotypes
, 70

Gender-diverse youth, parents of
, 67–90

alternate gender beliefs
, 80–84

instant adopter parents
, 87–90

mandate juggling
, 72, 73, 78–80

overview
, 68–69

transition
, 77–87

Gender-hedging
, 78

Gendering sites of innovation
, 69

Gender-nonconforming child
, 76–77

See also Parents of gender-diverse youth

Gender structure

individual level of
, 54–58

institutional level of
, 59–60

interactional level of
, 58–59

Gender Trouble (Butler)
, 223

Genesis
, 226–227

Goh, R. B. H.
, 234

Grace Church
, 16–19

Grauerholz, E.
, 224

GSA. See Gay Straight Alliances (GSA)

Guttmacher Institute
, 195

Hamilton, M.
, 225

Haram (forbidden)
, 8

HarperCollins Study Bible
, 231

Harvey, R. G.
, 156

Henry, W. J.
, 155

Heterogenders
, 225

Heteronormativity
, 223–224

Heterosexuality
, 180

in children’s G-rated films
, 224

in media
, 224

Hijab
, 8

Hindus

disengagement
, 15–19

marriage
, 18

menstruation
, 192

sexuality and gender norms
, 4, 5, 11, 15–19

See also Religions/religious groups

Hispanics, sexual debut
, 195

HIV/AIDS
, 183, 184

Jane-Finch community and
, 101–102

sexual debut and
, 194–195

Homeless LGBT adolescents
, 23–37

advocacy and support
, 31–33

classifications
, 27–28

dialectics of support
, 34–35

estimation
, 25–28

experience
, 28–31

overview
, 24–25

practice and policy recommendations
, 36–37

recommendations for future study
, 35–36

services
, 32–34

Homeless services, for homeless LGBT adolescents
, 32–34

Hutton, Clarke
, 233

Informed consent
, 46

Ingraham, C.
, 223, 228

Instant adopters
, 87–90

Institute for Sex Research at Indiana University
, 188

Intersectionality
, 157

Intersex youth, diagnosis disclosure of
, 43–60

consent, assent, and decision-making
, 46–47

controversial medical care
, 49–52

diagnosis awareness
, 57–58

embracing intersex
, 54–57

findings
, 53–54

gender identity concerns
, 47–49

methods
, 52–53

overview
, 44–46

peer support
, 57–58

perception of providers
, 59–60

response from friends and teachers
, 58–59

Islam

gender relations
, 8–9

menstruation
, 192

See also Muslims

Jane-Finch community

HIV infection
, 101–102

racialized poverty
, 101

See also Sex for money, in Canada

Jewish children’s books
, 225

Joyner, K.
, 124, 128–129, 130, 144

Kahn, L.
, 156

Kamakhya (goddess)
, 192

Kane, Emily
, 85

Kazyak, E.
, 224, 233

Keuroghlian, A. S.
, 29, 37

Khalil, P.
, 225

Kinsey, Alfred
, 181, 188

Kruks, G.
, 26

Kuskin, Karla
, 229

Labor, Noah story and
, 228–230

Latter-Day Saints
, 3

LGBT

homeless adolescents
, 23–37

identity formation, intersectionality of disability and
, 153–174

specific services
, 33–34

Life course influences
, 203

Life course research
, 203

Los Angeles County Task Force on Runaway and Homeless Youth
, 26

Maccio, E. M.
, 33–34, 37

Mandate juggling
, 72, 73, 78–80

Marriage

evangelical youth
, 13

Hindus
, 18

Martin, J. L.
, 222, 225–226, 233–234

Martin, K. A.
, 224, 233

Masturbation
, 185

Meadow, Tey
, 71

Menstrual blood, magical properties of
, 192

Menstruation
, 191–192

cross-cultural role
, 191

Hindus
, 192

Islam
, 192

Jews and Christians
, 191–192

Judaism
, 192

Native America
, 192

Milkie, M. A.
, 224

Milligan, M. S.
, 154

Mottet, L.
, 33

Muslims

avoidance
, 7–10

as religious minorities
, 11

sexuality and gender norms
, 4–5, 7–10

See also Islam; Religions/religious groups

Myers, Helen
, 230

National Association for the Education of Young People
, 224

National Coalition for Sexual Health
, 183, 194, 198

National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health (AddHealth)
, 123, 124

National Sexual Health Data Sources Relating to Youth
, 193

Neufeldt, A. H.
, 154

Noah and the Animal Boat (Ben-Ami)
, 229, 232

Noah and the Flood (Brett)
, 230

Noah’s and Namah’s Ark (Pomerantz)
, 230

Noah’s Ark (Myers)
, 230

Noah’s Ark (Spier)
, 231

Noah’s Ark: The story of Noah and the Ark according to Genesis (Guiladi)
, 229

Noah’s Ark: Words from the Book of Genesis (Ray)
, 230

Noah story
, 226–234

animals in
, 230–233

biblical verses
, 226

gender in
, 224, 228–230

heteronormativity
, 224

overview
, 222–223

patriarchy
, 228–230

teen and adult books
, 227

unloading of ark
, 231–232

Ohle, J.
, 33

Old Noah’s Elephants (Ludwig)
, 230

On Noah’s Ark (Brett)
, 231

Parents of gender-diverse youth
, 67–90

alternate gender beliefs
, 80–84

instant adopter parents
, 87–90

mandate juggling
, 72, 73, 78–80

overview
, 68–69

transition
, 77–87

Patriarchy, Noah story and
, 228–230

Peer surveillance
, 10–15

Pescosolido, B. A.
, 224

Pew Research Center
, 122–123, 143

Photovoice research
, 103–104

Picture books about Noah. See Noah story

Plato
, 188

Policy recommendations of homeless LGBT adolescents
, 36–37

Queer identity formation, intersectionality of disability and
, 153–174

case study
, 158–173

difficult dialogs
, 163–166

encouraging transformation
, 169–173

family systems theory
, 157–158

literature on
, 155–156

model
, 156–158

nurturing queerness
, 166–169

overview
, 154–155

peer supervision process
, 161–163

queer theory
, 156–157

refuge
, 158–161

Queer theory
, 156–157

Quinceanera
, 189–190

Rahilly, Elizabeth
, 71

Ramayana
, 17

Ramirez
, 12–13

Ray, N.
, 28, 33, 37

Ream, G. L.
, 28

Religions/religious groups
, 1–19

avoidance
, 6–10

data analysis
, 6–19

data and methods
, 4–6

disengagement
, 15–19

overview
, 3–4

peer surveillance
, 10–15

self-restraint
, 10–15

transition to adulthood rituals
, 190–192

Renold, E.
, 223

Rich, Adrienne
, 223

Ridgeway, Cecilia
, 69, 70

Risman, Barbara
, 45, 54, 59

Rites of passage, girls becoming women
, 189–190

Russell, S. T.
, 145

Sateré-Mawé tribe, Brazil
, 190

Saucier, J.
, 225

Savin-Williams, R. C.
, 124, 128–129, 130, 144, 155

Scarry, Richard
, 225

Seijin-no-Hi
, 190

Self-pleasuring
, 185

Self-restraint
, 10–15

Sex

being bad
, 185

being fun
, 185

being good
, 185

as exploration
, 186

learning about
, 181–187

as love
, 186–187

as manipulation
, 187

messages about
, 181, 185–187

as obligation
, 186

as responsibility
, 186

social context for
, 187–192

as survival
, 187

as violence
, 187

Sex for money, in Canada
, 97–114

data analysis
, 104–105

limitations
, 110

methods
, 102–104

overview
, 98–101

recruitment and data collection
, 103–104

results
, 105–110

The Sex Side of Life (Dennett)
, 188

Sexual coercion
, 195–196

Sexual debut
, 177–198

behavior
, 192–196

concept
, 179–180

forced
, 196

as framework to health and safety
, 196–198

overview
, 178

social context
, 187–192

Sexual expressions, youth demographics and
, 180–181

Sexual Health of Youth in the United States
, 194

Sexual intercourse, youth and
, 193

Sexuality

queer theory
, 156–157

religious groups and
, 1–19

in societal context
, 154–155

Sexually transmitted infections (STI)
, 194

Sexual minorities, educational attainment/outcome of
, 121–147

analysis
, 132

data and sample
, 127

demographic characteristics
, 130

descriptive and bivariate analyses
, 132, 135

household socioeconomic status
, 130–131

measures
, 127–131

multivariate analysis
, 138–143

overview
, 122–124

results
, 132, 135–143

school geographical characteristics
, 131

sexual orientation/identity
, 127–130, 133t–137t

variation among
, 125–126

Sexual socialization, media and
, 224

Shaktism
, 192

Shelters, for homeless LGBT adolescents
, 32–34

Shuttleworth, R. P.
, 155

Sidibé, Michel
, 184

Sigalow, E.
, 225

Simpson, B.
, 154

Smith, E. Boyd
, 230

Social context for sex
, 187–192

cross-cultural coming of age
, 189–192

Social life, gender and
, 69–72

South India
, 192

Spier, Peter
, 231

Stafford, A.
, 225

STI. See Sexually transmitted infections (STI)

Stone Fish, L.
, 156

The Story of Noah’s Ark (Smith)
, 230

Suicidal ideation, dating violence and
, 204–205

breaking up and
, 205–206, 208–209

telling others
, 211

Suicidality, dating violence and
, 204–205

Suicide, dating violence
, 205–206

Support, for homeless LGBT adolescents
, 31–34

dialectics of
, 34–35

The Tale of Noah and the Flood (Hutton)
, 233

Tavarez, J.
, 225

Teen dating violence. See Dating violence

Teen suicide
, 205–206

Totemic logic
, 225

Transactional sex. See Sex for money, in Canada

True Love Waits
, 3, 4

United Nations
, 184

Urban Faith Church
, 11–12

Victims of dating violence
, 203

depression
, 204

lower self-esteem
, 204

suicidality
, 204–205

Wang, C.
, 103

Washday on Noah’s Ark (Rounds)
, 230

Watson, R. J.
, 145

Whitbeck, L. B.
, 27, 30

WorldCat
, 227

Young, K.
, 225

Young women’s experiences, of dating violence. See Dating violence

Youth demographics, and sexual expressions
, 180–181